[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38122-38123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13504]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0544; FRL-9947-29-OAR]
RIN 2060-AS94
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Secondary Aluminum Production
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
amend the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Secondary Aluminum Production (Secondary Aluminum NESHAP). In the
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, we are
publishing a direct final rule, without a prior proposed rule, that
amends the final rule that was published in the Federal Register on
September 18, 2015, to correct inadvertent errors, to clarify rule
requirements for initial performance tests and submittal of malfunction
reports, to provide an additional option for new round top furnaces to
account for unmeasured emissions during compliance testing and to
clarify what constitutes a change in furnace operating mode. The direct
final rule also updates Web site addresses for the EPA's Electronic
Reporting Tool (ERT) and the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting
Interface (CEDRI). If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take
further action on this proposed rule.
DATES: Written comments must be received by July 28, 2016.
Public Hearing. If anyone contacts the EPA requesting to speak at a
public hearing by June 20, 2016, we will hold a public hearing on June
28, 2016 on the EPA campus at 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0544, at http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once
submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not
submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by
a written comment. The written comment is considered the official
comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make.
The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents
located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rochelle Boyd, Sector Policies and
Programs Division (D243-02), Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-1390; fax
number: (919) 541-3207; and email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Why is the EPA publishing this proposed rule?
The EPA is proposing to amend the Secondary Aluminum NESHAP. In
addition, the EPA has published a direct final rule amending the
Secondary Aluminum NESHAP in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of
this Federal Register because we view this as a noncontroversial action
and anticipate no adverse comment. The direct final rule will correct
inadvertent errors, clarify rule requirements for initial performance
tests and submittal of malfunction reports, extend to new round top
furnaces a compliance testing option to account for unmeasured
emissions during compliance testing that is already available to
uncontrolled group 1 furnaces and clarify what constitutes a change in
furnace operating mode. The direct final rule also updates Web site
addresses for the EPA's ERT and CEDRI. We have
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explained our reasons for this action in the preamble to the direct
final rule.
If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action
on this proposed rule. If we receive adverse comment on all or a
distinct portion of this direct final rule, we will publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that some or
all of the direct final rule will not take effect. We would address all
public comments in any subsequent final rule based on the proposed
rule.
If we receive adverse comment on a distinct provision of the direct
final rule, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register
indicating which provisions we are withdrawing. The provisions that are
not withdrawn will become effective on the date set out in the direct
final rule, notwithstanding adverse comment on any other provision. We
do not intend to institute a second comment period on this action. Any
parties interested in commenting must do so at this time.
The regulatory text for this proposal is identical to that for the
direct final rule published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of
this Federal Register. For further supplementary information, the
detailed rationale for this proposal, and the regulatory revisions, see
the direct final rule published in the ``Rules and Regulations''
section of this Federal Register.
II. Does this action apply to me?
Categories and entities potentially regulated by this proposed rule
include:
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Category NAICS code \1\
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Primary Aluminum Production Facilities...... 331312
Secondary Aluminum Production Facilities.... 331314
Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil 331315
Manufacturing Facilities.
Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing 331316
Facilities.
Other Aluminum Rolling and Drawing 331319
Facilities.
Aluminum Die Casting Facilities............. 331521
Aluminum Foundry Facilities................. 331524
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\1\ North American Industry Classification System.
This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be regulated by this
proposed rule. To determine whether your facility is affected, you
should examine the applicability criteria in 40 CFR 63.1500. If you
have any questions regarding the applicability of any aspect of this
action to a particular entity, consult either the air permitting
authority for the entity or your EPA regional representative as listed
in 40 CFR 63.13.
III. Statutory and Executive Orders
For a complete discussion of the rationale, regulatory text, and
all of the administrative requirements applicable to this action, see
the direct final rule in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this
Federal Register.
Dated: May 27, 2016.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-13504 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am]
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